Cell Phones in Heaven?

Posted in Church Life on April 27th, 2012 by James Mariam (66 views)

My showerhead is broken.  I went to Home Depot during lunch to buy a new one.  I returned to work and couldn’t find my iPhone. I felt the most panic I have felt in a long time.  I hurried back to Home Depot and combed the store with the intensity of a bloodhound.  I found [...]

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The Rough Waters of Scripture

Posted in Church Life on April 13th, 2012 by James Mariam (58 views)

A lot of scripture is uplifting and life affirming, but there are times when we come across rough patches of scripture we’re not quite sure how to navigate.  This can be passages that challenge us to our core, like the Sermon on the Mount, but they can also be passages of scripture that seem out [...]

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2011 Summer Mission Trip Recap

Posted in Church Life on August 18th, 2011 by James Mariam (241 views)
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As many of you know a group of us (3 adults and 4 youth) recently packed up the church van and headed to serve the Crow Nation in Montana. I (James) was impressed with our crew from the start.  Before we could begin any work we had a two day, twenty hour drive ahead of [...]

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The gods are angry

Posted in Christian Living, Thinking Theologically on June 7th, 2011 by James Mariam (415 views)
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This Sunday I talked about God’s love as one place we can always look and turn to without fear.  I think one of the most difficult obstacles to this is the trouble and destruction we often witness firsthand or see throughout the world. For instance I’ve been wondering what the people of Joplin, MO have [...]

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Mission Trip Update

Posted in Church Life on April 12th, 2011 by James Mariam (178 views)
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Exciting news, we have our official roster for the mission trip this summer. This year we have myself, Aaron Bergmann, Ty Garrison, Tim Tyler, Josh Thomas, Fletcher Friesen, Blake Benavides, Ben Herrera, and Matthew Steiner going to Montana to serve the people of the Crow Nation. Check out the mission trip webpage here! You’ll find how [...]

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